Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation
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About Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation
The Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation concentrates giving on local, community-focused needs in south-central Iowa, prioritizing emergency relief and health-care facility improvements. Its recent awards show rapid, large-scale responses to community crises (tornado relief) and targeted capital support for regional medical infrastructure (maternity/LDRP room). The foundation appears to fund intermediaries and institutions that serve broad local populations rather than national or advocacy groups.
Focus Areas
Tornado and natural-disaster relief funds for Greenfield and nearby communitiesCapital improvements for rural hospital maternity services (LDRP rooms)Support for local community foundations and place-based intermediaries in south-central Iowa
Who They Fund
local municipalities and parks (Newton, Grinnell area)students and scholarship recipientsveterans and memorial projectspeople with disabilities (accessibility/ADA beneficiaries)patients receiving cancer care
About Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation
A $150,000 tornado relief grant to the Greater Greenfield Community Foundation stands out in Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation’s recent giving and shows how quickly it can move when nearby communities face a crisis. The foundation pairs that kind of emergency response with capital support for regional institutions, including $100,000 to the Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation for a fourth labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum room. Its recent awards also point to a strong place-based pattern: gifts to local community foundations, hospitals, public safety agencies, and civic projects in south-central Iowa. Rather than dispersing support broadly across the country, the foundation works through intermediaries and anchor institutions that serve residents in the communities where Grinnell Mutual employees live and work. Recent grants include support for the Grinnell Veterans Memorial Campaign, a bond-funded parks improvement effort in Newton, and employee matching donations through local and regional United Way organizations. The mix of disaster relief, health infrastructure, community development, and employee civic involvement gives a clear picture of a funder focused on practical needs that affect daily life in Iowa communities.
What Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation Funds
Community development appears through grants to local foundations and city projects. The foundation gave $25,000 to Jasper Community Foundation for the Newton parks bond local parks improvements and another $20,000 to Grinnell Historical Museum for renovation of new museum space. Healthcare is another recurring area: it awarded $12,554 to Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation for an aspirator purchase, alongside larger facility support elsewhere in the recent record. Public safety and accessibility also show up in the grant list. Grinnell Fire Department received $20,000 for supplies for Ambulance, and Mayflower Homes Inc. received $25,000 for an ADA compliant van. Education-related support includes a $20,000 grant to Greater Poweshiek Community Foundation for the Grinnell Education Partnership and multiple scholarships through Iowa College Foundation and University of Northern Iowa Foundation.
How Grinnell Mutual Group Foundation Gives
Typical grants are small to moderate, with a p25 of $379, a median of $1,000, and a p75 of $5,000. The recent record also includes some much larger awards, but most gifts sit well below those top figures. Giving is recurring rather than one-off in several cases: Grinnell United Way, United Way of Central Iowa, Jasper Community Foundation, Grinnell Fire Department, and Grinnell Regional Medical Center Foundation each appear more than once across the recent-grants list. The foundation accepts unsolicited applications through its GMG Foundation grants program, and it also makes scholarship awards through the Road to Success Scholarship Program. In addition, it provides employee matching and donor-related support, which helps explain the repeated presence of United Way grants.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$363K
Total Assets
$1M
Total Revenue
$1.4M
Total Expenses
$363K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $379 and $5K, with a median of $1K.
25th Percentile
$379
Median
$1K
75th Percentile
$5K
Geographic Reach
Regional11 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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